The Visa On Arrival Policy [editorial]

This Day

President Buhari should engage Nigerians before taking vital decisions that will affect them Read more »

Vice-President Chiwenga's Wife Mary Arrested

Zimbabwe Standard

VICE-President Mary Chiwenga's wife was arrested on charges of money laundering and externalisation of foreign currency at a time the couple is on the verge of a nasty divorce. Read more »

'How Federal Lawmakers Steal Billions Under the Guise of Constituency Projects'

Premium Times

Nigerian federal lawmakers, in connivance with executing agencies, have perfected fraudulent means of pocketing billions of naira under the guise of constituency projects, a report… Read more »

Court Sentences Omar Al-Bashir to Two Years for Corruption

Deutsche Welle

The former president is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict. The Sudanese military said it… Read more »

28% of Children Not Attending Primary School [editorial]

Citizen

Last Thursday - December 12, 2019 - The Citizen published some of the findings of a study by Twaweza that largely focused upon school attendance in Tanzania, or perhaps more… Read more »

Telecom Corruption Scandal - Who Paid What to Whom and How Big the Bribe Was

Balancing Act

In issue 995, there was a top story about Ericsson paying a bribe to secure a contract with Djibouti Telecom. In this issue, we lay out more detail drawn from US Court documents… Read more »

'Job Agents Exploit Employees'

Citizen

Tanzania Mines, Energy, Construction and Allied Workers Union (Tamico) has blamed employment agents for poor workers' welfare at work places and called for government action. Read more »

Boko Haram Faction Kills Four Kidnapped Aid Workers

Premium Times

A Boko Haram faction has killed four aid workers it kidnapped in July, a journalist with access to the terror group has said. Read more »

Lecturer, 10 Other Victims Kidnapped By Boko Haram Beg for Freedom

Premium Times

A college lecturer and 10 other persons who were recently kidnapped by Boko Haram has appeared in a video, shared by their abductors, asking the Nigerian government to come to… Read more »

Commission Welcomes 'Timeous' Ruling on Common Purpose in Gang Rape

News24Wire

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed a ruling by the Constitutional Court dismissing a case of two rapists who went on a rampage, raping women in a suburb of… Read more »

Refugees, Host Community Fight in Uganda

East African

One person has died, 12 others were left injured and 600 were displaced after violent clashes between South Sudan refugees and the host community erupted on Wednesday in Dzaipi sub… Read more »

'Cricketer Swindled Us of Life Savings'

Zimbabwe Independent

To Johannesburg couple Stephen and Thandiwe Moyo, fellow Zimbabwean Dumisani Mankunzini was a rich sports star living the dream life. He had presented himself to them as a… Read more »

Ian Khama to Sue Botswana's Government for Defamation [analysis]

Daily Maverick

Former Botswana president Ian Khama is preparing to sue his government for allegedly defaming him, and has asked British barrister Cherie Blair's Omnia Strategy firm to help with… Read more »

Why Seven APC Governors Are Battling to Remove Oshiomhole

Vanguard

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been enjoying relative peace within its ranks since it came to power in 2015 until the crisis that engulfed the party towards the end of the… Read more »

Rebels Kill Dozens in DR Congo

Deutsche Welle

Local leaders have accused a Ugandan rebel group, known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of killing civilians in an eastern town. Large parts of eastern DRC are in the grip of… Read more »